Article snippet: White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) official Mark Sandy, who testified in the impeachment inquiry Saturday, told congressional investigators that he did not know why aid to Ukraine was held up, The New York Times reported, citing two sources. Sandy also said he had never come across a similar situation during his time with the OMB, the two people familiar with his testimony told The Times. Sandy testified Saturday in the impeachment probe into MORE after he was subpoenaed by House Democrats, making him the latest to defy the White House's attempt to prevent officials from testifying in the inquiry. He is the first budget official to testify. One area House Democrats have been looking into during their impeachment inquiry is the Trump administration's withholding of aid to Ukraine around the time that President Trump pushed for the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky to look into Democratic presidential candidate MORE. Some witnesses have testified that the aid was conditioned on investigations or that there was a quid pro quo between Trump and Ukraine's leader. Trump has denied these claims and defended withholding aid to Ukraine, saying he wanted other countries to pay more to help Ukraine and also expressed concern about possible corruption in the country. "It’s looking like Democrats are now desperate to sell any narrative that’ll justify what most Americans recognize has been an extreme abuse of Congress’ powers," a senior administratio... Link to the full article to read more